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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Alachlor (Lasso)

Newellton Water System

Alachlor is a widely used agricultural herbicide. It causes cancer in laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to people.

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22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015ND40ND
2016ND40ND
2017ND40ND
2018ND20ND
2019ND40ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 2 ppb

The legal limit for alachlor, established in 1991, was based on toxicity studies in laboratory animals conducted in the 1980s.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-03-17AD89855ND
2014-03-17AD89855ND
2014-09-04AD96497ND
2014-09-04AD96497ND
2015-03-0335177844005ND
2015-03-0335177844005ND
2015-09-1635207972016ND
2015-09-1635207972016ND
2016-01-1135224622004ND
2016-01-1135224622004ND
2016-09-0735264598001ND
2016-09-0735264598001ND
2017-01-0935288675005ND
2017-01-0935288675005ND
2017-09-2535338816006ND
2017-09-2535338816006ND
2018-07-3035407879001ND
2018-07-3035407879001ND
2019-01-1435442603002ND
2019-01-1435442603002ND
2019-07-3135486738001ND
2019-07-3135486738001ND